Ari Erev

Jazz Pianist, Composer

"a gifted artist... one of the finest pianists
on the international jazz scene today."

Edward Blanco, ALL ABOUT JAZZ

Ari Erev

Jazz Pianist, Composer

"His touch and intimate feel for the
melody is absolutely gorgeous.."

Adam Baruch, jazzis.com

Ari Erev

Jazz Pianist, Composer

"Once in a while, an artist shines with the
unalloyed beauty, accessibility and blitheness.."

Adrian Pallant, AP-Reviews.com

About

Jazz pianist and composer Ari Erev performs regularly in Israel and in Europe in Piano Solo or Trio settings.

His music blends a deep classical touch, producing an intimate,
delicate and emotional style which is inspired by pianists such as Bill Evans, Kenny Barron and Fred Hersch,
with an energetic, latin-oriented and rhythmic drive, such as those found with pianists Michel Camilo
and Michell Petrucciani, to produce a mature voice of his own.

"...expressive playing style and clever compositions, ...one of the finest pianists on the international jazz scene today."

Tel-Aviv Jazz Festival @ Tel-Aviv Museum of Art (2019)

Albums

"Flow" is a personal and artistically-performed album which combines percussive Latin rhythms and rich harmonies of post-bop Jazz with gentle and expressive piano touch.

"excellent new material,... a remarkable performance from a gifted artist whose expressive playing style and clever compositions, elevate him as one of the finest pianists on the international jazz scene today."

"A Handful of Changes" (2012), features Joel Frahm on saxophones,
and combines Latin-flavored jazz compositions with modern straight ahead Jazz, creating a colorful set, full of variety and inspired playing.

"About Time" (2008) features a
piano Jazz trio playing a lyrical and emotional mix of Jazz standards, original compositions and Jazz arrangement of Israeli songs.
All are performed with sensitive interplay that draws from the legacy of the great mainstream jazz trios.

Streaming

Projects

The OPEN Group combines Latin-flavored jazz compositions with modern, straight ahead Jazz, creating a colorful set, full of variety and inspired playing.

The band repertoire is mostly based on original compositions by the group's pianist and leader Ari Erev, mainly from his two latest albums "Flow" and "A Handful of Changes". The band also plays its own Jazz arrangements for a number of Israeli songs written by one of Israel's greatest composers - Alexander "Sasha" Argov, as well as its own interpretation for some Jazz standards.
"...A masterful arrangement of emotion and sound..."
Gili Karev, MidnightEast.com.(read more...)

Inspired by the music of central and south America, the Nocturno quartet plays the
music of these countries' great composers: Jose Sabre Marroquin (Mexico), Martin
Rojaz (Cuba), Astor Piazzola (Argentine), Hermeto Pascoal (Brazil), among others.

Using these wonderful compositions as a base,
the quartet integrates the romantic elements of
Cuban and Mexican Bolero's, and the Latin
tempi of south America, and adds its own
modern Jazz interpretation and open
improvisation, blending it with original and
middle-eastern material.(read more...)

"Sombra Nada Mas"
Vocalist: Anna Spitz

Schedule

Upcoming Events

June820:00

Ari Erev - Piano Solo

Standards, Originals and Latin music.

Shablul Jazz Club 23 Karlibach St. Tel-Aviv.
Free Admission!
But advanced registration is required by phone: 03-5461891, or on-line..